Wallpaper trimmer



June 21, 1949. STANLEY 2,473,551

WALL PAPER TRIMMER Filed Dec. 12, 1946 BIG 9.

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ATTEI RN EYE Patented June 21, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEWALLPAPER TRIMMER Henry Morton Stanley, Buhl, Minn.

Application December 12, 1946, Serial No. 715,751

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to improvements in devices for trimming papers,and more particularly to the provision of a device especially adaptedfor trimming wall paper and the like.

It is an object of the invention to provide a wall paper trimmer havingmeans to hold the paper on a board and prevent it from piling up aheadof a cutting knife. The device is designed to use a razor blade as acutting knife, and is provided with a toothed wheel which moves inadvance of the cutting blade.

A further object is to provide a wall paper trimming device which can bemanufactured at a low cost and which has relatively few parts to get outof order. The device requires no grooved guide for aiding the cuttingoperation as has been necessary with paper trimmer heretofore employed.

These and other objects are attained by the novel construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated by theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a paper trimmer embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top view of the trimmer.

Fig. 3 is a view of the trimmer with a cover removed so that a razorblade can be mounted therein.

Fig. 4 is a view of a cover.

Fig. 5 is an end view of the cover.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 7 and 7a are side and end views respectively of a rocker used inthe device.

Figs. 8 and 8a are side and end views respectively of a toothed wheelused in the device.

Fig. 9 is a view of a spring used in the device.

Referring to the drawings, the paper trimming device is shown tocomprise a handle 1, to which is attached a head 2 having a recess 3with an elongated portion 6 adapted to receive the head i of a razorblade 8. The head 2 has a pair of guide pins 4 and a countersunk holefor a screw, the hole being designated by the numeral 5.

Attached to the head 2 by means of a screw 9 and nut is a cover plate Ithaving holes I I to receive the guide posts I, the plate In having arecess corresponding to the recess 3. Pivotally connected to the plateIll at l2 below the downward facing shoulder Illa on the cover plate Iis a rocker 13 which has rotatably mounted thereon atoothed wheel l4.The plate has an angularly cut portion l in which is positioned a springit which tends to urge the rocker down.

In operation, the wall paper is placed on a sheet of paste board and thetool is placed against a straight edge of some kind. The tool is drawntowards the operator so that the toothed wheel I 4 moves ahead of thecutting end of blade 8, thus preventing the paper from piling up.

The device is easy to assemble as it requires only the screw 9 and nut,and obviously it can be manufactured at a low cost thus making itreadily available to a large class of users.

The above description is to be considered as illustrative and notlimitative of the invention, of which modifications can be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope as denoted by the appended claims.

The invention having been described, what is claimed is:

1. In a paper trimming device, a handle, a head attached to the handleand having a recess adapted to receive a razor blade, a cover plateattached to the head, a rocker pivoted on the plate, a toothed wheelrotatably mounted on the rocker, and a spring bearing against therocker.

2. In a paper trimming device, a handle, a head attached to the handleand having a recess adapted to receive a razor blade, a cover plateattached to the head, a rocker pivoted on the plate, a toothed wheelrotatably mounted on the rocker, said cover plate having a cut-outportion, and a spring positioned in the cut-out portion and acting onthe rocker.

3. In a paper trimming device, a handle, a head attached to the handle,means on the head to hold a razor blade, a cover plate attached to thehead, a toothed wheel rotatably mounted on the plate, and means to urgethe wheel down when cutting paper.

4. In a paper trimming device, a handle, a head attached to the handleand having a recess adapted to receive a razor blade, guide posts on thehead, a cover plate attached to the head and having holes to receive theguide posts, a wheel rotatably mounted on the cover plate, and springmeans to urge the wheel down when cutting paper.

HENRY MORTON STANLEY.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Janecek Mar. 3,1925

